Computer Simulation Studies In Condensed-matter Physics Xvi: Proceedings Of The Fifteenth Workshop, Athens, Ga, Usa, February 24-28, 2003 (springer Proceedings In Physics)

This status report features the most recent developments in the field, spanning a wide range of topical areas in the computer simulation of condensed matter/materials physics. Both established and new topics are included, ranging from the statistical mechanics of classical magnetic spin models to electronic structure calculations, quantum simulations, and simulations of soft condensed matter. The book presents new physical results as well as novel methods of simulation and data analysis. Highlights of this volume include various aspects of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, studies of properties of real materials using both classical model simulations and electronic structure calculations, and the use of computer simulation in teaching. Front Matter....Pages I-IX Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics: An Introduction....Pages 1-4 Front Matter....Pages 5-5 Fast Coarsening and Steady States in a Low-Dimensional Driven System....Pages 7-22 A Nonequilibrium Lattice Gas of Two-species: Monte Carlo Investigations....Pages 23-28 Stochastic Growth in a Small World....Pages 29-33 Flicker Noise in a Model of Coevolving Biological Populations....Pages 34-37 Front Matter....Pages 39-39 Physical and Computational Aspects of Density Functional Spin Dynamics....Pages 41-46 Finite Temperature Simulation Based on Lanczos Algorithm for Low-Dimensional Quantum Systems....Pages 47-60 Quantum Phase Transitions of Quasi-One-Dimensional Heisenberg Antiferromagnets....Pages 61-66 Multi-hole Tunneling between Charge Domains in Doped Antiferromagnets....Pages 67-72 Decoherence in Quantum Spin Systems....Pages 73-78 Quantum Computing Simulation using the Auxiliary Field Decomposition....Pages 79-84 Front Matter....Pages 87-87 Quenched Disorder Distributions in Three-Dimensional Diluted Ferromagnets....Pages 89-94 Weak Universality of Spin Glasses in Three Dimensions....Pages 95-100 Critical Exponents of the Two Dimensional Melting....Pages 101-105 Numerical Study of Critical Exponents for Kosterlitz-Thouless Transition Systems....Pages 106-112 Critical Wetting and Interface Localization—Delocalization Transition in a Double Wedge....Pages 113-119 Front Matter....Pages 121-121 Effect of Packing Parameter on Amphiphilic Self-Assembly: A Brownian Dynamics Study....Pages 123-128 The Droplet Evaporation/Condensation Transition in a Finite Volume....Pages 129-133 Configurational Bias Monte Carlo Applied to Lipid Membranes in the Semi-grand Ensemble to Speed Up Mixing....Pages 134-141 Folding Polymer Chains....Pages 142-146 Front Matter....Pages 121-121 Polymer Collapse in High Dimensions: Monte Carlo Simulation of Lattice Models....Pages 147-151 Computer Simulation of Polymers: Physics and Methods from Specific to Universal....Pages 152-162 Front Matter....Pages 165-165 Using Simulations to Teach Statistical Physics....Pages 167-176 Visualization of Melting Simulations....Pages 177-180 Network Algorithms and Critical Manifolds in Disordered Systems....Pages 181-194 Random Graphs as Building Blocks for a Network Model....Pages 195-200 Generalized Probability-Changing Algorithm....Pages 201-205 Adaptive Integration Method....Pages 206-210 Front Matter....Pages 211-211 Lattice Instabilities of Perovskite Oxides from First Principles....Pages 213-225 Monte Carlo Simulations of Metal Monoatomic Layers....Pages 226-249 Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Nanoindentation....Pages 250-255 Back Matter....Pages 257-258 Introduction Fast Coarsening and Steady States in a Low-Dimensional Driven System A Nonequilibrium Lattice Gas of Two-species: Monte Carlo Investigations Stochastic Growth in a Small World Flicker Noise in a Model of Coevolving Biological Populations Physical and Computational Aspects of Density Functional Spin Dynamics Multi-hole Tunneling between Charge Domains in Doped Antiferromagnets Decoherence in Quantum Spin Systems Finite Temperature Simulation Based on Lanczos Algorithm for Low-Dimensional Quantum Systems Quantum Phase Transitions of Quasi-One-Dimensional Heisenberg Antiferromagnets Quantum Computing Simulation using the Auxiliary Field Decomposition Quenched Disorder Distributions in Three-Dimensional Diluted Ferromagnets Weak Universality of Spin Glasses in Three Dimensions Critical Exponents of the Two Dimensional Melting Numerical Study of Critical Exponents for Kosterlitz-Thouless Transition Systems Critical Wetting and Interface Localization: Delocalization Transition in a Double Wedge Effect of Packing Parameter on Amphiphilic Self-Assembly The Droplet Evaporation/Condensation Transition in a Finite Volume Configurational Bias Monte Carlo Applied to Lipid Membranes in the Semi-grand Ensemble to Speed Up Mixing Folding Polymer Chains Polymer Collapse in High Dimensions: Monte Carlo Simulation of Lattice Models Computer Simulation of Polymers: Physics and Methods from Specific to Universal Using Simulations to Teach Statistical Physics Visualization of Melting Simulations Network Algorithms and Critical Manifolds in Disordered Systems Random Graphs as Building Blocks for a Network Model Adaptive Integration Method Generalized Probability-Changing Algorithm Lattice Instabilities of Perovskite Oxides from First Principles Monte Carlo Simulations of Metal Monoatomic Layers Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Nanoindentation. Because of the tremendous increase in the power and utility of computer simulations, in 1986 The University of Georgia created the Center for Simu­ lational Physics as a unit devoted to the use of simulations in research and teaching. As the international'simulations community'expanded further, we sensed a need for a meeting place for both experienced simulators and beginners to present and discuss new techniques and recent results in an envi­ ronment which promoted a lively exchange of information. As a consequence, the Center for Simulational Physics established an annual workshop on Re­ cent Developments in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics. This year's workshop was the 16th in this series, and the continued interest shown by the simulations community demonstrates quite clearly the useful purpose that these meetings have served. The latest workshop was held at The University of Georgia, February 24-28, 2003, and these proceedings provide a'status report'on a number of important topics. This volume is published with the goal of timely dissemination of the material to a broader audience. We wish to offer a special thanks to IBM Corporation and to the National Science Foundation for partial support of this year's workshop. This volume contains both invited papers and contributed presentations on problems in both classical and quantum condensed matter physics. It is our hope that each reader will benefit from specialized results as well as profit from exposure to new algorithms, methods of analysis, and conceptual developments.